Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 6, 2009
Submitted
December 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
6,463 hours, 6,961 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF MASTER DOOR WARNING OCCURRED. DOOR PAGE SHOWED AFT RT SIDE GALLEY DOOR WARNING. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. UPON INSP OF AFT SERVICE DOOR FOUND OUTER HANDLE NOT FULLY SEATED PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AFT SERVICE DOOR IAW AMM TSK 52-41-00-710-801. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. ACFT OK'D FOR CONT SERVICE ALSO C/W VISUAL INSP OF INNER AND OUTER HANDLE NO DEFECTS NOTED AND DOOR GVI PRODUCED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE, NO PARTS REPLACED.